Cigar lighter



June 16, 1925.l

1,542,752 G. J.v WILLIAMS ET AL cIGAR 'LIGHTER Enid .my 24.- '1924PatentedA June 16, 1925. y

'UNITED 'STATES PATENT oFFicE.

GEORGE J. WILLIAMS AND EDWIN K. NELSON, JR., OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.k

CIGAR LIGHTER.

vApplication filed July 24, 1924. Serial No` 727,945.

To all whom it mag/ concern.:

yBe it known that we, GEORGE J. WILLIAMS and EDWIN K. NELSON, Jr.,citizens of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county ofHillsborough and State of Florida, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar Lighters, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to a coinbi'nation cigar lighter and hornbutton designed particularly for use upon automo-.

biles. The principal object of the invention is to provide a device ofthis nature embodying4 all of the features and advantagesfof a cigarlighter and ahorn button and also incorporating the additional advantageof considerable*convenience especially in the location of the cigarlighter.

Another very important feature of the invention is to provide a deviceof this nature having a very simple and efficient constructioiione whichis reliable in operation, comparatively inexpensive in manufacture,readily installed, durable, strong, attractive in appearance, and welladapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

lVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

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In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device embodying the features of ourinvention,

Figure 2 is a vertical central section there- Figure 3 is va similarview showing the lhorn button swung'to a position to allow access to thecigar lighter, and

Figures 4, 5 and 6 are sections takenv substantially on Athe lines 4--4,5-5 and 6 6 respectively of figure 2.

Referring to the drawing'in detail it will be seen that 1 designates thebase of the device which is provided with a threaded bore 2 in orderthat the same maybe attached to the steering column or the like.l Astationary casing 3 of cylindrical construction is provided at its lowerends with lugs 4 which penetrate the base 1 and are bent inwardly so asto hold the stationary casing thereon. This stationary' casing houses ablock of insulating material indicated at 5-and provided with an upperre'- cess 6 and a lower recess 7. A heating ele- .in order that a cigaror the like may be ment 8 is disposed within the recess 6 consisting ofa coil which will become incandescent when a current passes therethroughlighted. This heating element 8 is electrically connected with screws 9and 10 which pass through the block 5 connecting the recesses 6 and 7. Awire 11 is connected to screw 9 and also to a source of electricalenergy 12 which is rounded as at 13. .Screw 10 isconnected to theresilient arm 14 vand a screw 15 supports a similar resilient arm 16vadjacent thereto normally spaced therefrom. A pushrod 17 slidably'mounted in bracket 18 is engageable with the arm 1G so that by pushing-inwardly upon the rod 17 Vthe arms 14 and 16 may be engagedvwith eachother. Thus these arms and push rod form a circuit closer. This push rod17 extends through the block 5 andthrough the stationary casing 3 so astoterininate ei.- teriorly thereof. f

A casing 2O is hinged at 21 to the stationary casing 3. This casing 2Ois preferably cylindrical in formation having its upper edge providedwith an inturned annular flange 22 forming arstop for the push button 23mounted within the casing. A block 24: of insulating material is mountedwithin the casing and is formed with an upper recess 25 which receivesthe button 28. A stationary switch arm 26 is mounted in the recess onthe bottom thereof being held in place by screw 27. A bolt 28 pulls aresilient switch arm 29 in place. This switch arm 29 normally holds thebutton 23 in a raised position and by depressing the button this arm 29may be brought into engagement with fixed arm 26 thus forming a circuitcloser. A suitable catch 30 is associated with the casing 3 and 20 tohold them in'their closed position as shown in Figure 2. To open thecasings it is necessary to lift up upon this spring 1400 -Consideringthe device in its closed position it will be seen that when the button23 is depressed .so as to engage switch arms 29 and 26 a current willHow from battery 12 through conductor 11, conductors 32 and 35, bolt 28,arms 29 and 26, conductors 37, operating horn 38, through conductor 39which is grounded at 40.

When the device is opened and arms 14 and 16 are engaged with each otherthe current flows from the battery 12, through conductor 11, screw 9,heating element 8, screw 10, arms 14 and 16, conductor 41 which isconnected to the conductor 39k that is grounded at 40.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of theinvention will now be clearly understood without a more detaileddescription thereof.

While the preferred embodiment of our invention has been described indetail, it will be understood that we do not wish'to be limited to theparticular construction set forth, since various changes in the form,material, proportions, and varrangement of arts, and in the details ofconstruction may e resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described includ-l ing a casing, a closurehinged to the casing, a heating element in the casing, a pair of springarms electrically connected with the heating element, a push rodextending through the casing to engage one of the spring arms andterminating exteriorly of 'the other.

2. A device of the class described including a casing, a closure for thecasing, a heatlingelement in the casing, a circuit closer associatedwith the heating element, a push rod slidably mounted through the casingto engage the circuit closer for operation thereof, said push rod beingengageable by the closure when opened to push the rod so as to actuatethe circuit 'closer to a closed posit-ion. v

3. A device of the class described including a casing, an insulatingblock mounted in the casing havin Nan upper recess and a lower recess, aheating element mounted in the upper recess, a pair of spring armsmounted in the lower recess, means for electrically connecting thespring arms with the heating element, a vpush rod slidable through thecasing so as to engage one of the spring arms, a hinged closure on thecasing mounted so that when the same is opened it engages the push rodto force the same inwardly to Contact the spring arms together forclosing the circuit all in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE J. WILLIAMS. EDWIN K. NELSON, Jn. Witnesses:

F. R. Coon, R. H. MARCHMAN.

